2009 Imac Data Doubler Partition Layout?

[johnny21]

Good Evening,

Current Facts:
321.87 GB used on / partition
There is currently only 1 HDD installed in the computer.

Hardware Objectives:
-Replace the 1TB drive as the old one is starting to act odd at times.
-Install the 120GB SSD data doubler kit in the optical drive position.

Software Objectives:
-Install OSX onto the 120GB drive.
-Install applications and documents onto the 1TB drive.

Question:
What would be the best way to accomplish this objective given this scenario? IE can I configure this in time machine? I am not sure what specific steps to take to "split" these directories across multiple drives.

TIA for all your tips and advice.

Cheers,

Jon

[DeltaMac]

There's several possible directions to go in setting up your drives.
I like the simplest one, which does not need any manual "split" of your larger folders/directories:
Set up your two drives as a fusion drive, as on the newest Macs.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2014...ion-drive.html

You'll need to be running Mountain Lion to do that...

[johnny21]

There's several possible directions to go in setting up your drives.
I like the simplest one, which does not need any manual "split" of your larger folders/directories:
Set up your two drives as a fusion drive, as on the newest Macs.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2014...ion-drive.html

You'll need to be running Mountain Lion to do that...

Thanks for the quick response, that is exactly the type of information I was looking for. After a quick call to OWC they pointed me to this as an alternative approach. This leads me to other questions such as:

Are there performance implications or backup considerations when deciding which way I want to go? IE Does hybrid method perform faster or slower than the OWC method? Also is it easier to backup and restore from a TM backup one way or another?
Any other thoughts/comments/experiences are highly welcomed as I am trying to evaluate which way will be most effective.

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